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Grey's Anatomy Review: "Almost Grown"

I may get a bunch of comments that disagree, but this week’s episode of Grey’s Anatomy really didn’t do it for me. I found myself losing more interest as each minute passed.

Don’t get me wrong, it was awesome watching my favorite residents become attendings in “Almost Grown.” But even the dark navy scrubs couldn’t make me love the episode.

I did find it odd that the Chief would ask each of the head surgeons what they would do to make the hospital more inspirational with the $1 million grant. Where did he get the money?

Who do you think the donor could be? Dare I say it’s Izzie?

Where did the Chief even get a million dollars, Bailey wondered?

The doctors all had inspirational ideas for what he/she would do with the money, but Bailey had the best point. If you look at the situation in a realistic way, getting all the broken equipment fixed and a new night nurse sounds like a logical way to go.

I even love the way Bailey put the circumstance that the Chief’s in:

"Let’s not go to Paris. Let’s go to the grocery store Chief."

Bailey wanted the Chief to realize the importance of putting food on the table. This was a great metaphor for how Bailey has been looking at life since the mass murders. She used to be a big believer and dreamer and now she just focuses on getting by.

My favorite inspirational idea probably came from Derek, who wanted to use the money to find a cure for Alzheimer’s because he believes that Meredith may have it.

It almost broke my heart to see Meredith unable to find the keys that were in her hand. Do you think that this is where the writers will take Meredith’s storyline next?

If so, I definitely do not like where this is headed.

Derek and Meredith have been through enough drama to last at least five lifetimes. Now Shonda wants to throw in Alzheimer’s? Why can’t we just focus on a McBaby?

Callie says she's not the better lesbian. She's definitely not the better presenter.

It was weird that Callie and Arizona used their time with the Chief to get their relationship anger out in the open. Does this mean that there’s trouble in paradise already?

One great aspect from this week was Cristina’s ability to quasi-open up her shell because of her patient, Roy. At first, it didn’t seem like we’d make any headway this week.

By the end of the episode, however, it looked like there was a flicker of the old Cristina coming back! No more sourpuss on this lady's face!

I am so in love with the way Owen has been treating Cristina! He has been everything she’s needed and more. Finally, here is a man that won’t back down and run away when time gets tough. I just can’t wait to see how their marriage develops.

Jackson had a small part in playing Meredith like a fool this week. Hopefully next week his character will get a bigger role and we can see more character development!

Overall, I felt slightly disappointed, yet still entertained. What can I say? I am a huge Grey’s fan that just expects the best out of these doctors! Until next week, here are a few of my favorite Grey’s Anatomy quotes from last night:

Meredith: We all want to grow up. We're desperate to get there. Grab all the opportunities we can to live. We're so busy trying to get out of that mess, we don't think about the fact that it's going to be cold out there. Really freaking cold. Because growing up sometimes means leaving people behind. And by the time we stand on our own two feet, we're standing there alone. | permalink

Karev: You want your kid to be a man? Let him make his own decisions. | permalink

Owen: (to Cristina) There you are. I knew you were in there somewhere. End this day, good or bad, we're going to go home together. | permalink

Owen: I like the dark new scrubs on you. You look good. Are you okay? Cristina: My patient deserves a doctor. Owen: You don't have to cut, no ones asked you to... Cristina: I know what's being asked of me and I'm doing it. | permalink

Jackson: I just wish we had more time. Meredith: You did your whole name! | permalink

Cristina: I don't have a sourpuss this is just my face. April: It's true. That is just her face. | permalink

Teddy: Dr. Yang, I don't know? Cristina: I'm here, I'm trying, but ... Teddy: I'm not asking you to be in the OR. I'm asking you to say something, to participate. We're at a crossroads Yang, a crossroads where you either get in the game or I tell Richard it's time to send you home. | permalink

Teddy: Dr. Yang, do you agree? Cristina: I don't know. Teddy: You don't know if you agree? | permalink

Jackson: Competing with the wife. If that's not a stacked deck. Meredith: It's a game really. All you have to do is win, which you wont. | permalink

Meredith: They train doctors slowly. They watch us practice on frogs and pigs and dead people and then live people. They grill us relentlessly. They raise us like children and eventually they take a cold hard boot and kick us out of the next. | permalink

They train doctors slowly. They watch us practice on frogs and pigs and dead people and then live people. They grill us relentlessly. They raise us like children and eventually they take a cold hard boot and kick us out of the next.